Hjo Municipality

Hjo Municipality (Hjo kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland Coonty in wastren Swaden. Its seat is locatit in the ceety o Hjo. The municipality wis creatit in 1971, when the Ceety o Hjo wis amalgamatit wi a pairt o the rural municipality Värsås. In 1974 pairts o Fröjered an Fågelås wur addit. Geography Geographically it is situatit bi the wastren shore o Lake Vättern. The muckle an fish-rich watters hae been the main influence on the industry. The mucklest rivulet intersectin the municipality frae Vättern is the Hjo River. Pairts o it hae been made a natur reserve. Pairtly this is due tae the salmon (Salmo trutta) an the grayling (Thymallus thymallus) that occur natural in the rivulet, but hae haed haurd times due tae dams. References Freemit airtins Hjo Municipality - Offeecial steid Template:Localities in Hjo Municipality